State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena has said the high cost of living being witnessed in Kenya is a global phenomenon due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking during an interview on Inooro FM, Kanze stated that the economic slowdown was brought about by lockdown among other factors during the pandemic.
"On the rising cost of living, it is a global phenomenon that's largely driven by the economic slowdown brought about by the lockdowns occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic among other external factors," she said.
Kenyans recently took to social media to complain about the high cost of living demanding the Government address the matter with urgency and reduce the prices of basic commodities.
Under the hashtag, Lower Food Prices, the netizens decried the increase in prices of basic food commodities such as sifted maize flour, bread, vegetables, and fruits.
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Food inflation rose 8.89 percent in January 2022 despite the decline in the overall rate of inflation, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) monthly Consumer Price Index.
At the same time, Kanze spoke on a wide variety of issues touching on Government projects she said would be finished before president Uhuru Kenyatta's tenure comes to an end.
"President Uhuru Kenyatta is determined to ensure that all ongoing Govt development projects are completed as scheduled. Projects that will be unfinished by the end of President Kenyatta's tenure later this year will be taken over by the next administration," She mentioned.
The State House spokesperson added, "Government infrastructure projects are aimed at enabling economic activities which in turn generate wealth and create employment for the population and this may take time."
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